Amazon Echo update brings awesome Christmas features - Here's how to enable them

AMAZON Echo has received a gargantuan update that brings of swathe of Christmas features that can be harnessed on your smart speaker right now. Here is a list of all the new features and how to enable them.

"This Christmas, take away the stress of festive food preparation with a little help from Alexa; simply ask your Echo Show for recipes by ingredient, dish name or cooking method, and get instant access to some of the world’s top recipes, courtesy of BBC Good Food.

"There’s no need to touch the screen with wet or dirty hands, all you need is your voice to cue the next steps in the recipe, and you can even set handy timers as you go along.

Amazon Echo Show is also able to provide handy Christmas recipes (Image: Amazon)

Amazon Echo has received a gargantuan Christmas update (Image: Amazon)

One of the most important features is the ability for Alexa to announce to the entire family when Christmas dinner is ready.

If Echo owners say “Alexa, announce that Christmas lunch is ready", every Echo device around the house will make a fitting announcement so everyone can make their way to the dining table.

Finally, the virtual helper is also able to conduct a "Christmas movie quiz" that will surely make for laudable entertainment before you watch some Christmas classics.

Amazon continued: "Everyone loves a good Christmas Movie – but how closely have you been paying attention over the years?

"Test yourself by asking ‘Alexa, open Christmas Movie Quiz,’ and settle age-old debates with the help of Alexa, such as whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas film, if The Grinch really is the villain, and many more!"